1. Mrs. Stephanie Feniello
Welcome to English 8
Mrs. Stephanie Feniello

2. Personal Background 12 years experience in North Allegheny
NASH, NAI, Carson, Marshall
5 years experience in Melbourne, Florida
Grades 10-12
7 years experience in business
Software Trainer/Business Consultant

3. Goals beyond English curriculum
Make readers out of your student
Independent selections
Book talks
Audio books
Teacher reads
Gain study habits
Discuss strategies
Practice strategies
Require strategies

4. Why I love teaching 8th grade English
aghast
Aghast of wind blew open the door.
belittle
When you make shrinky-dinks, you belittle them by baking them.
bludgeon
At lunch they give you a big bludgeon of tater-tots.

5. Honors Placement—Grade 9
Students must consistently attain A’s in their nine-week English grades. 
Students must have an overall QPA of 3.4 or higher.
Students will be evaluated on the successful completion of a writing sample.
Students must receive a recommendation for Honors English placement from their current English teacher based on their overall performance.

6. Homework Page
Homework Page
Class work
Homework
Homework Resources
Contact Information

7. Thematic Approach Course Description
Literature, Writing, Grammar, Media, and Speaking and Listening
When is a child no longer a child?
How do you face life’s challenges?
How do you find your purpose?
What does history teach us?

8. Literature Course Description Short Stories/Poetry Comprehension
Interpretation
Analysis
Vocabulary
Rules of the Game
Amy Tan

9. Literature Course Description Drama Speaking and Listening (Acting)
The Diary of Anne Frank
Speaking and Listening (Acting)
Historical Context

10. Course Description Non-Fiction Literature Essays Biography
Autobiography
Magazine Articles
New Articles

11. Course Description AR Books/Projects (4) Novels
Literature
AR Books/Projects (4)
Novels
Independent Reading Selections (4)
Chains
Laurie Halse Anderson
The Giver
Lois Lowry
Monster
Walter Dean Myers

12. Course Description Writing Creative Writing Literary Response
Response to reading selections
Formal Writing
Five paragraph essay
Informational
Persuasive

13. Course Description Research Project Traditional sources
People of character
What does history teach us?
Traditional sources
Internet sources

14. Course Description Speaking/Listening Present formal speeches
Share select compositions
Contribute to class discussions
Take notes based on discussion